The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-10

TINS year nave already far exceeded the budget
by many thousand dollars the committee are re-
luctantly compelled to report adversely to
granting this petition. HERMAN MYERS,
Acting Chairman Committee on Water.
Report adopted
The Committee on Streets and Lanes to whom
was referred the petition of McDonough & Co
for permission to extend track of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway into their lumber
yards beg leave to report by ordinance.
ID. r. THOMAS,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report received
The Committee on Streets and lanes, to whom
was referred the petition of John II. Monahan
for permission to take down old stoop to house
on lot No. 6, Magazine ward, and replace same
with new one, beg leave to report favorably to
same. D. R. THOMAS,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report adopted.
The Committee on City Lots, to whom was
referred the petition of A. McCredmend asking
to be reimbursed for shortage in lot front sold
by the city to him, beg leave TO report adversely
Chairman Committee on City Lots
Report adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of Thomas L. Wylly and George B,
Clarke executors estate John NJ; Cooper, ask
ing City Council to remove cloud from titles to
lots il Springfield plantation, Referred to Com
mittee on City Lots.
Petition of L. J. Gazan, relative to sign at
corner of Bull and Bryan streets Referred to
committee on streets and Lanes.
Petition of John McAleer, for permission to
erect stoops to house on lot North Oelethorpe
ward. Petition granted.
Petition of Marshall & Mcleod. for permission
to erect shed on lot Z, Tyrconnel tything Derby
ward. Referred to Committee on Fires
Petition of P. NJ. Russell for permission to re-
pair house, lot 80 Chatham ward. Petition
granted
Petition of estate Sarah NJ. Black for permits
sion to repair Stoop to house on lot No. Hol-
land tything, Percival ward, Referred to
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of NJ. T. Qunan for permission to
repair house on northeast quarter lot 10 Frank
lin ward. Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition of A. Samuels for permission TO build
bay windows and erect stoops to house to be
built on lot u, Wesley ward. Referred TO Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Mrs J. Connolly for permission to
erect piazza to house on lot No. 4 Berrien ward
Referred to Committees on Fire and Streets and
Lanes.
Petition of Savannah Lighter and Transfer
Company, by +. A. Smith, President, protesting
against ordinance relative to tightening of cotton
and naval stores Referred to Committees on
Harbor and Wharves and Fire
Petition of Charles L. Sanberg for permission
to build an addition to house on lot No -
Franklin ward. Referred to Committee on Fire,
with power to act.
Petition of James Mcbride for permission to
make sewer connection with Houston street
sewer from premises corner Houston and Bay
streets. Referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes, with power to act.
Petition of G. F. Byrnes for permission to
make sewer connection with Charlton street
sewer from premises corner Jones and Haber-
sham streets. Referred TO Committee on Streets
and Lanes with power to act.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on its first reading
By Committee on Streets and Lanes
AN ORDINANCE, To permit McDonough & Co. to
build a railroad track across Wheaton street,
SO as to connect the tracks of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company with
the lumber yard of McDonough & Go.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council as
sembled, That permission is hereby given the
firm of McDonough 6, Co. to connect the tracks
of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company with the lumber yard of the said
McDonOugh & Co. heretofore known as Haw-
kins' yard) by means of a railroad track across
Wheaton street. between Liberty street and
Bilbo canal, to be used in the transportation
of lumber and other merchandise, provided
that the said track and three feet outside
of it shall be well paved on the said Wheaton
street; that said street shall not be obStulcted
more than three minutes at n time by the cars
used on said track, and that the said Mayor and
Aldermen reserve the full right and power to
further restrict and limit the use of the said
street, aud to withdraw the permission herein
contained entirely.
SEC = Be it further ordained. That all ordi-
nanceS and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading:
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
AN ORDINANcE to extend the time i'll which the
track authorized to be laid under the ordi-
nance passed in Council January eth, 1885
and amended January 18th, 1895, may be laid.
The Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, do hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION l. That the proviso in the first sec
ton of the ordinance passed in Council January
q 1885, entitled, IAN ordinance to permit the
= Il
Georgia, the Ocean Steamship Company Of Sa-
vannah, or such railroad corporation NOW ex-
isting or hereafter to be formed) as the said last
named corporation may designate, to run a
track from the present system of tracks on the
west side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal
to Montgomery street, In city of Savannah, and
thence along River street to the Bilbo canal, "be
and the same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: Provided the construction of said
track shall be completed in six months from
the passage of this ordinance.
SEC. 9. That the said ordinance passed in
Council Jan: z, 1880, as amended by the ordi-
nance passed in Council Jan. Ii, 1885, be and the
same, as amended by the first section of this
ordinance, is hereby reenacted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Thomas
Pesolq,ed That the Committee on Streets and
Lanes be authorized to have prepared and pub
lished new map OF the city. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas
RESOLVED That special committee of three
be appointed to consider and report concerning
the advisabity of the city's owning and
operating the scavenger department after ex-
piration of present contract. Adopted. Com
inittee appointed in accordance with above
Aldermen Thomas, Duncan and Reid.
BY Committee on Streets and lanes
Resolved, That the offer of Mrs. Mary A. Pen
dergrast to sell the city all of her tract of land
south of Anderson street that is required to open
streets in accordance with existing ordinances
for $4,000 be accepted.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication from J. H. Johnston, Presi-
dent City and Suburban Railway, relative to
extension of railway tracks, etc, addressed to
Alderman Thomas, Chairman Street and Lane
Committee, was read, and, on motion, the
Clerk was directed to return the same to the
writer with request that he would address said
paper to Council.